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states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama bin laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >> there have been several terrorist groups operating in pakistan with state support that we long ago designated as a foreign terrorist organization. pakistan did nothing. in some cases, it banned those we pretended to not notice and they pretended to not care. so in one scenario, this could be just like these designations. "we know what you are doing, we are going to pretend that you are not because we have work to get done in afghanistan." at the other extreme, this could open the way for the congress to say, "wel
states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama bin laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >>...
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states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> well, i think it plays quite heavily. prime minister netanyahu would never admit that. but we see a line of increasing tension. some of it is deliberately between the israeli government and the american administration. as close as we get to the election. it is clear that the white house asked israel and put quite a lot pressure not to launch a pre-emptive strike at least not before the elections in order not to create an oil crisis that would damage the obama campaign. on the other hand we know from quite close ties between the republican mitt romney and prime minister netanyahu. i think that neta
states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> well, i think it plays quite heavily. prime minister...
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that is why he united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: but iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, has long insisted that the country's nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. and during his own speech yesterday, he denounced potential military action by israel. >> testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against nations to coerce them into accepting a new era of hegemony. continued threats by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> woodruff: earlier this week, iran unveiled a new long-range reconnaissance drone and the country's revolutionary guard said it tested new missiles as well. prime minister netanyahu noted that while international sanctions by the u.s. and other countries have hurt the iranian economy, they did not stop its nuclear program. >> there's only one way to peacefully prevent iran from getting atomic bombs. and t
that is why he united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: but iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, has long insisted that the country's nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. and during his own speech yesterday, he denounced potential military action by israel. >> testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against...
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>> well, first of all, judy, i just want to say a tragic day for the united states and for the united states foreign service. we lost a great young ambassador and three outstanding diplomats. it's one of the blackest days in the history of the american foreservice, and we go all the way back to the founding of this country. >> i want to agree with the ambassador on that, too. >> i want to start there. look, i watched president obama's statement, and watched secretary clinton's statement. president obama is running against governor romney. governor romney is not running against the american embassy in cairo. the statements made by the president and secretary of state in no way, shape, or form apologized-- that was the charge-- for the united states or sympathized with the terrorists. and it's important to get the chronology right. the statement made by the embassy in i can roy was issued before the demonstrations. they have a big demonstrations coming. they evacuatedly the embassy. they're worried about physical violence. they simply were trying to say, "we don't agree with this film i
>> well, first of all, judy, i just want to say a tragic day for the united states and for the united states foreign service. we lost a great young ambassador and three outstanding diplomats. it's one of the blackest days in the history of the american foreservice, and we go all the way back to the founding of this country. >> i want to agree with the ambassador on that, too. >> i want to start there. look, i watched president obama's statement, and watched secretary clinton's...
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. >> your condemnation has given a strong message that the united states government not only condemns it, but has absolutely no support for such blasphemous videos or content anywhere. i think that is an important message. i think that should go a long way in ending the violence on many streets in the world. >> brown: but in iran, at a military parade, president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the u.s. and others of promoting strife under the guise of protecting civil liberties. >> ( translated ): they are seeking to trigger ethnic and religious conflicts. they chant fake slogans of freedom, and claim commitment to freedom of thought and freedom of speech. >> brown: and back in pakistan, prime minister raja pervez ashraf called for the world to outlaw blasphemy. >> we are demanding that the united nations and other international organizations seek a law that bans such hate speech aimed at fomenting hatred and sowing the seeds of discord through such falsehood. >> brown: in the meantime, pakistan shut down youtube access after the web site refused to remove the anti- islamic video. and in
. >> your condemnation has given a strong message that the united states government not only condemns it, but has absolutely no support for such blasphemous videos or content anywhere. i think that is an important message. i think that should go a long way in ending the violence on many streets in the world. >> brown: but in iran, at a military parade, president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the u.s. and others of promoting strife under the guise of protecting civil liberties....
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he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantime we will see incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all very much. and a postscript: what can the u.s. do to protect against attacks on embassies? we asked a former special agent for the state department about how to increase security and which missions are most at risk. that's on our "world" page. >> woodruff: the fed's action, as we said earlier, is aimed at making it easier for businesses to borrow and then spend money. our next story is about another effort to help business owners-- in this case, low income american entrepreneurs who are just getting started. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on bringing an approach that's worked we
he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantime we will see incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all...
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it's also a reminder to the united states of why it is seen as important by many nations in asia that we stay as a balancing factor in the military relationship there >> warner: china doesn't like that >> they would prefer it to having japan arm itself. so everybody resents the u.s. presence but is more comforting than the most obvious alternative >> warner: do you have a prediction? >> i think it will calm down but the issues will be simmering for some time. all the territorial maritime issues that are taking place now are of a peace. the political process is still playing out in china. the leaders there want to contain the damage to themselves but they don't want to be so suppressing of popular opinion that they're seen as opposing popular will on the issue of sovereignty >> warner: or out of touch. doug paal and jim fall owes, thank you. >> woodruff: next, seeking peace in syria and around the globe. jeffrey brown talks to former u.n. secretary general kofi annan. >> brown: kofi annan's first career u.n. staffer to rise to head the organization has spent more than 40 years dealing
it's also a reminder to the united states of why it is seen as important by many nations in asia that we stay as a balancing factor in the military relationship there >> warner: china doesn't like that >> they would prefer it to having japan arm itself. so everybody resents the u.s. presence but is more comforting than the most obvious alternative >> warner: do you have a prediction? >> i think it will calm down but the issues will be simmering for some time. all the...
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you have as just reported in 20 countries protest against the united states. we were just reading reuters news. reporting u.s. sending marines. >> we'll see. my rule is you can never escape the middle east. the middle east will always come back and something will happen there and we will focus our attention. but i still basically agree with ruth, unless things run out of control in part because despite the huffing and puffing there is really not a lot of partisan disagreement about most foreign policy issues. >> speak of the economy, the federal reserve announced yesterday this lightsest move to put money into the economy to try to get it moving, to try to get more hiring and more investing. ruth, what dow make of this, does it have an effect on the election? what about, i mean what its its overall affect on the economy s it going to work? >> well, if it works and i think that the theory is sound t will work eventually but slowly, so i don't think it will have an effect on the election. we won't probably see the impact of this for six months or so. it reflects
you have as just reported in 20 countries protest against the united states. we were just reading reuters news. reporting u.s. sending marines. >> we'll see. my rule is you can never escape the middle east. the middle east will always come back and something will happen there and we will focus our attention. but i still basically agree with ruth, unless things run out of control in part because despite the huffing and puffing there is really not a lot of partisan disagreement about most...
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states? >> indeed, there is. the arctic sea ice essentially is a big reflector of solar energy during the summer and that keeps the arctic cooler than it normally would be. it acts like an air conditioner for the earth's climate system and that helps not only keep the arctic cooler but also the globe as well. and it's basically a safe for heed that comes in at the equator, gets transported to the north you lose the heat in the arctic. and that transfer of eat from the equator to the poles, that essentially helps set up things like the jet stream, prevailing winds, weather tracks. so as we start to lose the ice cover and warm up the arctic, essentially that's changing the balance between the kuwaitor and the poles and that will shift things like storm tracks and the jet stream and that will change weather patterns and we've seen some evidence of that already and we expect to see more in the future, although we're still in the early stages of understanding that completely. >> suarez: you know,
states? >> indeed, there is. the arctic sea ice essentially is a big reflector of solar energy during the summer and that keeps the arctic cooler than it normally would be. it acts like an air conditioner for the earth's climate system and that helps not only keep the arctic cooler but also the globe as well. and it's basically a safe for heed that comes in at the equator, gets transported to the north you lose the heat in the arctic. and that transfer of eat from the equator to the...
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they're also exactly the same thing he was talking about when he was a united states senator. has there been a new idea in obama world in the past three or four years. i have trouble, frankly, thinking of that thing. but they have to unveil something to-- and you know the economist, the cover is-- of the coming issue is one little question, mr. obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are saying we will talk about the second term so i guess we'll find out. >> better have something pretty specific i think. >> we are specifically glad that the two of you made it safely back to washington. we know you are heading to charlotte with all of us for next week. david brooks, mark shields, thank you. >> woodruff: and a postscript-- we have a week's worth of highlights from the republican national convention online, including all of mitt romney's acceptance remarks and other speeches. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: fresh off his convention, republican presidential nominee
they're also exactly the same thing he was talking about when he was a united states senator. has there been a new idea in obama world in the past three or four years. i have trouble, frankly, thinking of that thing. but they have to unveil something to-- and you know the economist, the cover is-- of the coming issue is one little question, mr. obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are...
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this is a huge issue for the united states. we do not have allies in that part of the region and we need them. >> do you think that we could become isolationists by reason of this worldwide phenomenon? if that is what it is? >> we cannot afford to lose that region, in this sense. >> no. >> john we've lost it. antiamericanism is pandemic throughout that region. the polls show americans are disliked, detested, hated. >> that is not new. >> but what i'm saying is when you have got a simple, stupid video that can ignite this whole thing, we ought to realize that that is there and pull back for heaven's sakes. we can't alter or change the mind set of these people. east is east and west is west and never the dwayne shall meet. >> that is classic president buchanan isolation. we are not going to draw a line. we can't withdraw from the world. the danish cartoon was the we have tried very, very hard and i think we have been successful at the federal reserve to be nonpartisan and apolitical and we make our decisions based entirely on the
this is a huge issue for the united states. we do not have allies in that part of the region and we need them. >> do you think that we could become isolationists by reason of this worldwide phenomenon? if that is what it is? >> we cannot afford to lose that region, in this sense. >> no. >> john we've lost it. antiamericanism is pandemic throughout that region. the polls show americans are disliked, detested, hated. >> that is not new. >> but what i'm saying...
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if it has an affect on the united states commerce, commerce of the united states, and if this affect is adverse, then following the statute that congress wrote for us, we're supposed to challenge the deal. >> tom: we have european regulators stop u.s. companies from merging a decade ago, ge and honeywell were stopped because of the eu, this year the nyse had to break apart their planned merger. is there a competition among international regulators. >> i think among international regulators or anti-trust enforcement agencies there is much more comedy than competition. so much commerce is global now and the laws within the european union and the united states have converged considerably over its last few decades. that for the most part, we usually come to the same conclusions on the same mergers. now there might be some differences when the market shares are different. and the economic effects are different in different geographic markets like the eu and the united states. >> one investigation that has been admitted to gooseel continues to be under review by your agency, whether or not
if it has an affect on the united states commerce, commerce of the united states, and if this affect is adverse, then following the statute that congress wrote for us, we're supposed to challenge the deal. >> tom: we have european regulators stop u.s. companies from merging a decade ago, ge and honeywell were stopped because of the eu, this year the nyse had to break apart their planned merger. is there a competition among international regulators. >> i think among international...
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the united states -- obama has said they will not be allowed to get nuclear weapons. obama's already got that on the record. so there is this black line that already exists. >> president obama as he points out puts responsibility for our military action . >> we respect the right of nations to access nuclear power. one of the purposes of the united nations is to see that we harness that power for peace. that's why the united states will do whfrom obtaining a nucl weapon. >> meaning that we are members of the united nations. if the united nations decides to use military force, then we will go along with the united nations because we're also -- [ all talking at once ] >> america has made this u.n. worthless. america has made a statement that we will not -- >> obama -- >> obama has said so. that's it. >> obama is tossing this load right over to united nations,he not? >> no money. >> no. >> he said the united nations will take care of it in so many words about. >> no, that's not what he said. >> we're members of the united nations. >> he was clearly saying what the united
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and are you seeing that in the united states. apple is increasing the orders from companies like texas instruments and qualcomm and broadcom. and we've seen these components in the new iphones. but if wants to move away manufacturing it's not as easy because once again it's a low-cost provider, and it gives them the flexibility to make more at a moment's notice. >> tom: seemingly this would be extremely important to the business models for these companies, not just-in-time manufacturing but in order to maintain those profit margins that investors want to see, right? >> investors want to see profit margins. and users want their i foens as soon as possible. you see the lines happening in apple stores. americans want their iphones, they want them now and cheap. that is to the going lap without foxcom. than is causing alots of labor unrest in china right now. >> tom: we certainly saw that overnight in china. word on the street, gregg greenberg is with thestreet.com. >> tom: tomorrow on "n.b.r." we'll get the latest reading on consume
and are you seeing that in the united states. apple is increasing the orders from companies like texas instruments and qualcomm and broadcom. and we've seen these components in the new iphones. but if wants to move away manufacturing it's not as easy because once again it's a low-cost provider, and it gives them the flexibility to make more at a moment's notice. >> tom: seemingly this would be extremely important to the business models for these companies, not just-in-time manufacturing...
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robust city when the first wave of immigrants came to the united states. they used to mention they had a lot of good times going to restaurants and movie theaters. that's what little kabul provides on a small scale to the bay area community. >> there's bakery store, also mosques built here, so people do praying. >> reporter: they share a tiny art a few blocks from the strip. the balcony doubles as an art studio. crippled by a bad fall and a leg that never really healed, since age seven shakur has done all his painting on the floor. despite his disability and lack of resources over years he created over 2,000 works of art, portraits and landscapes he used to sell to american servicemen in kabul that reflected every day life in afghanistan. what about this painting here? looks like three people, three kids maybe? >> you notice they are leaving their homes and forced to get out. trying to find a shelter elsewhere. this is exactly what it is. >> the art that shakur produces comes from his heart, from what he's seeing. i remember shakur telling me stories where
robust city when the first wave of immigrants came to the united states. they used to mention they had a lot of good times going to restaurants and movie theaters. that's what little kabul provides on a small scale to the bay area community. >> there's bakery store, also mosques built here, so people do praying. >> reporter: they share a tiny art a few blocks from the strip. the balcony doubles as an art studio. crippled by a bad fall and a leg that never really healed, since age...
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but the president of the united states was stable, he was flat, he was repetitive. it's the same thing we've been hearing over and over again, and i think it was a real let- down at the end of the convention, and i think that has given quite frankly the republicans another chance, really, to turn this thing around and win this thing. so i think he could have closed the sale, the president could have, if it had been a tremendous speech and a program in there and something to look forward to but it was the same old speech. >> you think he was melancholy? >> you know, john, i don't know what it was, but he started off, and i just said this is boring. this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the im
but the president of the united states was stable, he was flat, he was repetitive. it's the same thing we've been hearing over and over again, and i think it was a real let- down at the end of the convention, and i think that has given quite frankly the republicans another chance, really, to turn this thing around and win this thing. so i think he could have closed the sale, the president could have, if it had been a tremendous speech and a program in there and something to look forward to but...
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it's right here in the united states. and so when they see that they will see there is enough leverage for the share price of this company to jump up. in very quickly and respond very quickly. but finally they're also going to see a massive increase in production. they are at about $150-- 150,000 ounces of gold and will jump up to 580. >> susie: lots to think about. do you have disclosures to make. dow own any of these stocks? >> i do not own any of these stocks, no. >> susie: joe, thanks, a lot, joe deaux from thestreet.com. tomorrow on "n.b.r." we talk to ford c.e.o. alan mulally, we'll visit him a ford dealership, and take a look at the new ford fusion. then, hershey has a big announcement, we'll head to pennsylvania and talk to the c.e.o. about what they're up to, and how much money does the u.s. owe, and how did we get here? we kick off this week's coverage of the national debt. the u.s. presidential election is just seven weeks away, and the economy remains the key issue. but as tonight's commentator explains, the u
it's right here in the united states. and so when they see that they will see there is enough leverage for the share price of this company to jump up. in very quickly and respond very quickly. but finally they're also going to see a massive increase in production. they are at about $150-- 150,000 ounces of gold and will jump up to 580. >> susie: lots to think about. do you have disclosures to make. dow own any of these stocks? >> i do not own any of these stocks, no. >> susie:...
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>> well, if they're going to have more competitors, last year the united states had like 87% of the global market, 60 some odd billion dollars. what you'll see is they will not have as high of a share. i think the u.s. company share will drop back closer to 50%. >> tom: does the market shrink as well? or does that market continue to grow even with more competitors? >> well, the market grew substantially this year, primarily because of the threat that many middle east countries perceive from iran so, that was the big uptick in the global market. but again i think that the competition will be in what we call the developing countries, europe is not increasing its defense budget, our budget is going to, it's already going down and it probably will go down even more, even if we don't get sequestration, you will see further reductions as we try to grap well the deficit. >> tom: what's your best guess on this, i know you're in the a company analyst, but do you think this deal passes regulatory muster internationally? >> i think it will, because we had the same questions back in the 90s when we ha
>> well, if they're going to have more competitors, last year the united states had like 87% of the global market, 60 some odd billion dollars. what you'll see is they will not have as high of a share. i think the u.s. company share will drop back closer to 50%. >> tom: does the market shrink as well? or does that market continue to grow even with more competitors? >> well, the market grew substantially this year, primarily because of the threat that many middle east countries...
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obviously he's got the uwe united states out of iraq. the united states after going up has now come down to some extent in afghanistan. the middle east, even though it's turbulent, is more open than it was. so i think the president in general can point to some areas where he moved forward and some areas obviously his critics will say where he movedded back. all in all it's a defense i believe and defendable record. >> ifill: i want to walk through some of that piece by piece. referencing the president's speech today, he turned over a big chunk of it to talking about the difference between railing against or speaking out against violence... violent extremism versus protecting free speech. why was so much devoted to that topic? >> gwen, i thought it was an interesting speech. very reflective speech. i think probably designd by the president and his advisors to try to heal some of the wounds that have been so apparent between the muslim world and the united states over these last two weeks, these very tragic weeks. i thought it was interest
obviously he's got the uwe united states out of iraq. the united states after going up has now come down to some extent in afghanistan. the middle east, even though it's turbulent, is more open than it was. so i think the president in general can point to some areas where he moved forward and some areas obviously his critics will say where he movedded back. all in all it's a defense i believe and defendable record. >> ifill: i want to walk through some of that piece by piece. referencing...
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we received the largest grant in the united states for $142. it is a grant from the department of transportation. we're building light rail in the city of atlanta. we matched it dollar for dollar. we put hundreds of people to work. the point i'm making is we know how to do complex projects to get our economy moving fast. >> we have raised revenue and we have cut spending at the same time displood all right, we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you all, mayor villaraigosa, mayor reed, mayor parker, thank you for beak here. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> woodruff: we're listening to i think the very end of senator charles schumer. i think that's who is on the floor. >> it is. >> families who aren't sure what monday morning will bring but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead. president obama hasn't stopped fighting for those families, and now we need to fight for him. ( applause ) to those like mitt romney who want to take us backward, let us send a strong, strong message in november as we say in brooklyn, fuugataabout
we received the largest grant in the united states for $142. it is a grant from the department of transportation. we're building light rail in the city of atlanta. we matched it dollar for dollar. we put hundreds of people to work. the point i'm making is we know how to do complex projects to get our economy moving fast. >> we have raised revenue and we have cut spending at the same time displood all right, we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you all, mayor villaraigosa,...
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. >> would you rather be in singapore than the united states? >> i would. i think they perform better than the u.s. >> tom: you are investing in u.s.ag culture. they make ammonia nitrogen. >> this is a seven percent yield. >> food prices are rising and hence the demand for fertilizer rising, and ammonium nitrate and the ammonia are the ingredients. >> and -- >> it's really all things coming together >> chris, last time we had you are, march 16th. 2012. >> tom: apple launched the iphone today. you liked three stocks back then, including kbe, a bank exchange traded fund. it's down two percent. and emerging markets and corporate fund fund up five percent, and a real estate investment fund up almost 18%. you style like these? >> i like them all, and certainly the emerging bond fund, pays five percent, and the reits, pay seven%. great opportunities. >> you own these? >> i always eat my own cooking. >> serving it up, chris orndorff with western assets. >> susie: and looking ahead. from the n.y.s.e. to the c.m.e., it's politics in the pits. what are the critical i
. >> would you rather be in singapore than the united states? >> i would. i think they perform better than the u.s. >> tom: you are investing in u.s.ag culture. they make ammonia nitrogen. >> this is a seven percent yield. >> food prices are rising and hence the demand for fertilizer rising, and ammonium nitrate and the ammonia are the ingredients. >> and -- >> it's really all things coming together >> chris, last time we had you are, march 16th....
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of the united states of america. over $9 trillion. they write half of the mortgages in this country, and two-thirds of the credit cards, okay? three out of the four large financial institutions that we bailed out because they were too big to fail are today bigger than they were before we bailed them out. now, if this were teddy roosevelt were president of the united states, what do you think he would say? he'd say, "break these babies up." let's create a system where the financial institutions actually invest and lend money into the productive economy, where businesses are trying to produce products or create services, not the kind of casino, this horrendous, ugly casino that we have on wall street. >> but senator durbin, the number two democrat in the senate said to me and to others that the banks, wall street, those six firms now own the senate. >> that's right. that's all absolutely right. >> how are you going to, how are you going to get a reform there, when they -- >> well, that takes us back to another issue that dick and i and
of the united states of america. over $9 trillion. they write half of the mortgages in this country, and two-thirds of the credit cards, okay? three out of the four large financial institutions that we bailed out because they were too big to fail are today bigger than they were before we bailed them out. now, if this were teddy roosevelt were president of the united states, what do you think he would say? he'd say, "break these babies up." let's create a system where the financial...
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>> well, you know, the united states used to have quite-- was quite enengaged, very engaged in burma which used to be the flagship cosmopolitan place in all of southeast asia. so they had-- fulbright was really a huge program. they had a lot of exchanges. burmese could go-- come out and be educated in the states-- i mean all the time. and lots of research is going back in. there was a lot of cultural exchange and people-to-people exchange. and i think that has been looking for many decades for 50 years. and i think that will-- then you don't even have to go into sanctions or anything. you-- i think that can really help bridge the gap again. it was a very nice relationship that burma and america had. >> warner: well thank you both very much and much more to watch in the months and years ahead. and you can watch more of yesterday's conversation between suu kyi and secretary of state clinton. find a link to the institute of peace on our website. druf now, o schools were back in session today. ray suarez takes a look at the conclusion of that city's teacher strike. >> suarez: chicago may
>> well, you know, the united states used to have quite-- was quite enengaged, very engaged in burma which used to be the flagship cosmopolitan place in all of southeast asia. so they had-- fulbright was really a huge program. they had a lot of exchanges. burmese could go-- come out and be educated in the states-- i mean all the time. and lots of research is going back in. there was a lot of cultural exchange and people-to-people exchange. and i think that has been looking for many...
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we have a long way to go, sxnt just the united states. if you look around the world, the world economy has been hurtings for two years plus, so i think we've got a long way to go, and we ought to be doing things to get the growth rate higher. but the question of would you rather be living in january, 2009, when the economic team incoming, you're about to be in the great depression, you better figure out what you're going to do once the depression has started that was a black hole that we did not go into. >> president gave himself an incomplete. you were in the white house during the financial and the health care debate. and the debate on whether to raise the debt ceiling. you pointed out more needs to be done. >> i would say in the immediate term, we have to put focus on getting the growth rate up, and getting the growth rate going. it should be on private sector growth, and focus on experts and the focus on trying to focus on getting people to stay in their houses and the equivalent tax cut, and then deficit reduction. >> it's debateable
we have a long way to go, sxnt just the united states. if you look around the world, the world economy has been hurtings for two years plus, so i think we've got a long way to go, and we ought to be doing things to get the growth rate higher. but the question of would you rather be living in january, 2009, when the economic team incoming, you're about to be in the great depression, you better figure out what you're going to do once the depression has started that was a black hole that we did...
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it happened to gerald ford, president of the united states, in 1976. marvelous campaign, a great campaign. stu spencer who was a strategist met with the president in the white house with bob teeter and dick cheney was chief of the staff. said mr. president, are you a great president but you are a terrible campaigner. everywhere you go your numbers go down. so they had a rose garden strategy. i called stu spencer this week to talk about this. and he said the problem that mitt romney has, he doesn't have a rose garden. i mean he can't go back and be sort of in charge of the government. and i just think it's a legal problem. i agree with david on what he said about the 47% because it played into a stereotype that already existed. and they have a narrative about romney that he was out of touch. my wife ann drives two cadillacs. you want to bet $10,000 he said to rick perry, that tied in. and the 47% speech that he gave on tape just reinforced that about people's already thought. >> woodruff: how do you see that. >> yeah, first of all, i think mitt romney d
it happened to gerald ford, president of the united states, in 1976. marvelous campaign, a great campaign. stu spencer who was a strategist met with the president in the white house with bob teeter and dick cheney was chief of the staff. said mr. president, are you a great president but you are a terrible campaigner. everywhere you go your numbers go down. so they had a rose garden strategy. i called stu spencer this week to talk about this. and he said the problem that mitt romney has, he...
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i think the united states will remain committed to the security of the afghan state for at least a decade to come. both political parties in the united states are firm on this point. i think that there's an american consensus behind continued advice and support to the afghan government. as long as that happens, the afghans with our help will be able to stand against the taliban. >> woodruff: all right. we will all continue to watch it. john nagl, vali nasr, we thank you both. >> thank you. >> ifill: still to come on the newshour, reshaping the message for the fall campaign; a change of heart for a global warming skeptic; and evidence of fraud in the medicare program. but first, with the other news of the day, here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: authorities in china moved today to curb protests against japan that turned violent over the weekend. the tensions stem from japan's purchase of islands in the east china sea called the senkaku in japan and diaoyu in china disputed islands northeast of taiwan. it's believed the sea around them may contain oil and natural gas deposits. on satur
i think the united states will remain committed to the security of the afghan state for at least a decade to come. both political parties in the united states are firm on this point. i think that there's an american consensus behind continued advice and support to the afghan government. as long as that happens, the afghans with our help will be able to stand against the taliban. >> woodruff: all right. we will all continue to watch it. john nagl, vali nasr, we thank you both. >>...
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corporation, we do not act in the best interest of the united states." well, it is a u.s. corporation, but what he meant is, they have shareholders all over the world, they have investments all over the world, and it's not his job to do things that are good for america, it's his job to do things that are good for his international shareholders. >> but under citizens united, he can contribute as much money as he or his board wants to on, secretly, on projects that may not be in the national. >> right. again, this is the nasty combination of the really, the incredibly dangerous accident of citizens united that allows this unlimited money and the other cases that have allowed unlimited contributions with a lack of disclosure. because the presumption, the reason the court said this wouldn't be corrupting is we would know who was giving and could hold them accountable. and we don't. >> it's like water running downhill. the old clichÉ, it finds a way around every obstacle you put into place. and that's what's happened to campaign finance reform. >> well it's a good clichÉ, it'
corporation, we do not act in the best interest of the united states." well, it is a u.s. corporation, but what he meant is, they have shareholders all over the world, they have investments all over the world, and it's not his job to do things that are good for america, it's his job to do things that are good for his international shareholders. >> but under citizens united, he can contribute as much money as he or his board wants to on, secretly, on projects that may not be in the...
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think of cases that have interpreted the constitution of the united states around equal rights and so when we talk about the importance of the presidency it's certainly about the economic issues of that nature. but this could have impacts for hundreds of years. >> i do have to ask this question. there's going to be 28 women paraded on the stage tonight to talk about the power of the republican party. >> we only have 17% of women in congress. we only have 17 women senators, we only have six governors who are women we still have a very long way to go and when the house of representatives is having a hearing about access to birth control and the first panel is devoid of a woman, women women's voices aren't being heard. >> ifill: thank you both, one of those women is on the floor right now, that's congresswoman nidia valasquez of new york. >> i am proud to speak to you as a hispanic american. as a proud latina and a puerto rican. (cheers and applause) from being the first in my family to attend college to becoming the first latina to chair a full congressional committee in congress, my st
think of cases that have interpreted the constitution of the united states around equal rights and so when we talk about the importance of the presidency it's certainly about the economic issues of that nature. but this could have impacts for hundreds of years. >> i do have to ask this question. there's going to be 28 women paraded on the stage tonight to talk about the power of the republican party. >> we only have 17% of women in congress. we only have 17 women senators, we only...
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. >> for the first time in centuries the president of the united states has officially declared himself an enemy of traditional marriage between one man and one woman. >> you are witness to a modern tale of resurrection. a second-coming. the bible speaks of lazarus, raised by jesus from the grave to walk again among the living. ralph reed, too, has been returned to life, political life. but he goes lazarus one further. lazarus was a poor man. reed is rich, and he just keeps getting richer from mixing religion and politics. and that's a story you don't want to miss. at age 33, ralph reed was the christian right's wonder boy. anointed in a 1995 "time" magazine cover story as the "right hand of god" for spinning the trust of conservative christians into political gold. it was reed who built the christian coalition of televangelist pat robertson into a powerful arm of the republican party. >> as religious conservatives we have finally gained what we have always sought. a place at the table, a sense of legitimacy and a voice in the conversation that we call democracy. >> in 2000, reed helped
. >> for the first time in centuries the president of the united states has officially declared himself an enemy of traditional marriage between one man and one woman. >> you are witness to a modern tale of resurrection. a second-coming. the bible speaks of lazarus, raised by jesus from the grave to walk again among the living. ralph reed, too, has been returned to life, political life. but he goes lazarus one further. lazarus was a poor man. reed is rich, and he just keeps getting...
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speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go over and sit down with the republicans you'll have pelosi and the democrats fighting saying "we won the election." so the pressure is for him to produce a work product and the republicans weren't going to follow over and say "oh, yeah, let's work together." it's tough situation. when your party controls both houses, those interest groups control the agenda. they don't want to give it away to the other side. >> reporter: but the number two democrat, dick durbin, said the president often took on leaders of his own party. he recounted a late night white house meeting on health care reform in janu
speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go...
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houses across the country. >> the united states of alec. and -- >>> we had a drum roll of media attention that said if you don't stop and watch the debates that night you're really missing out on an important cultural moment. >> announcer, funding is provided by, carnegie corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. the kohlberg foundation. independent production fund, with support from the partridge foundation, a john and polly guth charitable fund. the clements foundation. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations whose mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. the bernard and audre rapoport foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org." anne gumowitz. the betsy and jesse fink foundation. the hkh foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by
houses across the country. >> the united states of alec. and -- >>> we had a drum roll of media attention that said if you don't stop and watch the debates that night you're really missing out on an important cultural moment. >> announcer, funding is provided by, carnegie corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. the kohlberg foundation. independent production fund, with support from the...
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>> to the credit question in the state of missouri one of the things that we're really concerned about is something we call seat time. so in order to get one unit of credit when 24 units are required to graduate you have to get a passing grade and then be in class for 7,830 minutes. so if you have a story like mine, i left school and was what you would call chronically truant for a while. so i had a couple of jobs and i was goofing around with the wrong group of friends. i wasn't acquiring credit. i wasn't at school. so my education was disrupted. when i was still high school agedded, if i had returned i would have been too old with too few credits. this is what we're seeing all over the city of st. louis. these young people who are 17 or 18 years old and they need 24 units of credit. they only have 22 or sometimes they only have 3 or 4. so the math doesn't work out. what we're trying to do is come up with what we call a competency based apreach. kids get credit when they show us that they know it. flexible paths for them to acquire credit. to show us proficiency. do they know what you
>> to the credit question in the state of missouri one of the things that we're really concerned about is something we call seat time. so in order to get one unit of credit when 24 units are required to graduate you have to get a passing grade and then be in class for 7,830 minutes. so if you have a story like mine, i left school and was what you would call chronically truant for a while. so i had a couple of jobs and i was goofing around with the wrong group of friends. i wasn't...
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we don't just have a black president; we have a president of the united states. that's a people president. >> suarez: not all the people are happy. occupy protesters, joined by a big coalition of other pressure groups, took to the streets of charlotte, accompanied by a like number of police and reporters to bring their complaints to the convention about the president's lack of action on immigration, climate change, on bailing out the banks while millions lost their homes, since the president took office, william albritton says he's working harder for less money. >> i'm working at a warehouse now and i have a side job doing landscaping for a company, but i'm probably working 60 hours a week and i make right around $400 a week, before i was 40 hours a week and making $400. >> suarez: many of the protestors said there isn't much difference between democrats and republicans. they're skeptical of the president's links to wealthy donors and wall street. katherine fowler is still chance. to give barack obama a >> we have a message for the president. i support him, but i
we don't just have a black president; we have a president of the united states. that's a people president. >> suarez: not all the people are happy. occupy protesters, joined by a big coalition of other pressure groups, took to the streets of charlotte, accompanied by a like number of police and reporters to bring their complaints to the convention about the president's lack of action on immigration, climate change, on bailing out the banks while millions lost their homes, since the...